I am very guilty of assuming things.  We all are.  I tell people a lot not to assume things and I still do.  I gather it’s a part of human nature.

I am starting to explore housing options here and there.  One thing that I automatically ruled out without any education of what it was was a group home.  For me, the term group home was a big place with inadequate care of hundreds of people.  Well, I went to visit the one my aide works at and I was completely wrong.

A group home is a regular home with people that have a similar disability live together.  This one was a group of people with Down’s syndrome.  They were a sweet group, I must say..  Now I am wondering if this type of living system would be beneficial for me.  I know that I wouldn’t have as much freedom that I would in an apartment, but with a movement disorder, I may meet people in a similar situation that could help me cope with mine…  Just a thought.  I’m not getting a place yet; just exploring options.

Here is another website for financial assistance for seniors and disabled adults.  It can be of great assistance to people that are struggling with financial difficulties: https://www.tradesmenprices.co.uk/financial-assistance/

I am taking a swimming class at the YMCA this summer.  I’m a little nervous to start because I have struggled with swimming lessons before, but now that I’m older, I’m interested in going to develop my coordination and improve my swimming skills.  And I have been wanting to get lessons before, but the membership was too much.  So, now that I have Self Direction, they will pay for the membership.  I am so excited to start.

I will have an update with how it goes.  I will be doing two sports soon; swimming and horseback riding.  The fact that more and more people with disabilities can participate in sports is amazing.  I’m personally interested in the water sports, but I wonder what kind of adaptive sports will come out in the future.  This increase in adaptive sports will hopefully encourage people to work on themselves physically, emotionally and mentally.

OK guys, I got another link to share with you about financial planning for your special needs child.  It is https://www.creditzeal.com/.  It has a lot of information about financial planning, but there is an article about special needs planning.